Honestly I only think it’s cheaper to replace because we’ve made repair more expensive than it needs to be. I’ve fixed two TVs that stopped working with a few d

Honestly I only think it’s cheaper to replace because we’ve made repair more expensive than it needs to be. I’ve fixed two TVs that stopped working with a few dollars of capacitors and my own time. That’s much cheaper than buying a new TV! But I had to go digging through forums when manufacturers could have provided this information. Instead they refuse ti share info and charge extreme prices for repairs where they will just throw out an entire board with one bad component which would cost 20 cents on its own. I agree it’s a terrible system I just wanted to clarify that the “it costs less to throw it out and replace” narrative is only true so long as we make it true.